The Federal Ministry of Industry announced that the Centres for Research in Youth, Science Teaching and Learning (CRYSTAL) across Canada will share $5 million to conduct research on the teaching and learning of mathematics and science. Learn more.

Statistics Canada and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released statistics which warn, that if literacy and numeracy rates are not increased, Canada risks a path to reduced workplace efficiency and productivity. Learn more.

Reflections from CSTD's Executive Director

Lynn Johnston provides her personal perspective on the Canadian learning and performance landscape.
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Workplace skill improvement is a critical goal for most forward-thinking companies. I am certain that ASTD's initiative in applying and interpreting employee assessments, and planning appropriate learning and performance interventions will prove to be a valuable resource for corporate trainers.

Organizational change is a given in today's work world. Downsizing, mergers and acquisitions, technology upgrades, and process modifications are part and parcel of this change. What sometimes gets overlooked is the human side of managing change. This week's news feed offers some solid strategies for keeping the employee focus on inevitable change.